The pawns are the soul of chess.
-Philidor
Or, more completely (from wikipedia):
to play the pawns well; they are the soul of chess: it is they which uniquely determine the attack and the defence, and on their good or bad arrangement depends entirely the winning or losing of the game.
Just win baby!
"im going to do something constructive"
-The wisest chess player ever
"You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one." - Tal
Combinations have always been the most intriguing aspect of Chess. The masters look for them, the public applauds them, the critics praise them. It is because combinations are possible that chess is more than a lifeless mathematical exercise. They are the poetry of the game; they are to chess what melody is to music. They represent the triumph of mind over matter. - Rueben Fine
I yield the floor...